PETALING JAYA: Today’s Thailand Masters quarter-finals between Lee Zii Jia and Alwi Farhan of Indonesia promises to be a fascinating contest, with more than just a place in the semi-finals at stake. Alwi, the tournament’s second seed, reached the quarter-finals by defeating Israel’s Daniil Dubovenko 21-14, 21-10, while Zii Jia had to fight back from a game down to beat world No. A victory for Zii Jia would see him reach the semi-finals for the first time since the Paris Olympics in August 2024. Letshanaa and Jin Wei have assured a semi-final ticket for Malaysia as they will take on each other. RESULTS(Malaysians only)Second roundMen’s singles: Lee Zii Jia bt Mithun Manjunath (Ind) 11-21, 21-16, 21-12; Zhu Xuanchen (Chn) bt Justin Hoh 21-17, 20-22, 21-9.

Source: The Star January 30, 2026 13:03 UTC